Reversible pad for saddles, collars, &amp;c.



No. 742,701. v Y PATENTED OGL 27, 1903.

E. MAUSSNER.- REVERSIBLE PAD FOR SADDLES, COLLARS, 6m.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 27, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRIEDRICH MAUSSNER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN INTERLACED HORSE COLLAR COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

REVERSIBLE. PAD FOR SADDLES, COLLARS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,701, dated October 27, 1903. Application filed December 27.1902. Serial No. 136,808. (No model.)

To LZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH MAUssNER, a subj ect of the Emperor of Germany, (but having resided in the United States over one year last past and having declared my intention of becoming a citizen thereof,) residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inReversible Pads for Saddles,

1o Collars, dce., of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention consists of an improvement in a pad for a saddle, collar, &c., whereby it is rendered reversible and the straps or means for attaching the same in position are prevented from coming in contact with the animal, and other advantages are presented, as will be hereinafter described.

Figures 1, 2, 9, and 10 represent perspeczo tive views of reversible pads embodying my invention. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 represent sec-- tional views of portions of pads, showing various ways of securing the attaching means in position. Fig. '7 represents asection of a z 5 portion on line o@ Fig. 1. Fig. 8 represents a perspectiveview of a detached portion,show

ing a lining for the straps employed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the iigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a pad having a body composed of a mass of interlooped vegetable or animal or any other suitable fibers.

In order to strengthen the edge portions of the pad and prevent disintegration of the same, they are bound by stitches B, which pass through the same in longitudinal and transverse directions.

The faces of the pad are uniform, so that 4o the pad may be reversed and either face come in contact with the animal, whereby rubbing, chafing, or otherwise injuring the animal may be obviated.

C designates straps which are passed through the body of the pad and provided with buckles for securing purposes. In order to prevent shifting of said straps, the stitches B are continued through the adjacent portions of the said straps, as at B.

5o tions of the straps that enter the mass of fiber are thus embedded therein, leaving the material of said interlooped fibers on the opposite sides of uniform nature. If desired, the straps may be divided, as in Fig. 6, or the in; ner ends of the straps when so divided may be connected with the piece E of canvas or other suitable material, as inFig. 4 the straps, however, being connected with the pad by means of stitches which are continuous of the stitches B as in the other iigures.

In Fig. 2 the lower ends of the pads have thereon reduced necks D, adapting the pad to articles of diiferent widths, since the straps which pass through the necks can accommo= date themselves to such articles. V

In Fig. 8 I show a tube E' made of metal, leather, or cloth of any nature inserted in the pad or mass as a sheath for the straps or fastening devices, whereby the latter may be removed, renewed, or changed by drawing the same out of the said channel and insert= ing other straps or fastening devices.

In Figs. 9 and 10 I show the pad cut or re= duced in suitable places, adapting the same to collars or articles of different widths and sizes, since the straps which passed through said pad can accommodate themselves to such articles.

By making the pad, as shown, of an open interlooped mass of iibrous material, as hair or the like, either side may be applied indifferently to the animals skin. At the same time the pad is always permeable to air-currents and will carry off and quickly evaporate Vall perspiration.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf- 1 A reversible ventilatin g harness-pad both sides of which are alike, said pad comprising an open interlooped 'mass of fibrous material and fastening devices for securing it to a portion of a harness.

2. A reversible Ventilating-pad both sides of which are alike, said pad comprising an open interlooped mass of fibrous material and fastening devices embedded therein and extending from the edges thereof.

3. A reversible Ventilating-pad comprising an integral mass of fibrous material and fasroo tening devices extending from the edges both sides of said pad presenting similar 1inthereof, both sides of said pad presenting brokenv fibrous surfaces. similar unbroken fibrous surfaces. v

4. A reversible Ventilating-pad formed of FRIEDRICH MAUbSNER' 5 a mass ofbrous material having embedded Witnesses: v therein a Jransverse sheath adapted te inelose JOHN A. 'WIEDERSHEIM,

a strap which extends from Jche edgesthereof, S'. R'. CARR. 

